Netflix Recommendations?

[KissingSunlight]

Breaking Bad and Fringe are awesome series. Fringe especially if you liked the X Files. I'd say it's just as good.

Fringe was one of those series I heard was good only after it's been on the air for a few seasons. Then it was too late to start watching. Thank you for reminding me of that show.

 

[Ihateregistering1]

Can't believe no one has mentioned "Archer".

But I'll pretty much repeat much of what's already been written: Breaking Bad, Daredevil, Trailer Park Boys, Parks and Recreation, Futurama, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

Only one I'll respectfully disagree with is "Master of None". I like Aziz Ansari, but the whole show just has this weird, awkward sense to the whole thing. I dunno, maybe it's just because I'm an atypical millenial and I don't live in NYC, but I just couldn't relate to any of it.

Jessica Jones is...everyone either seems to love it or hate it (I'm in the latter camp) but it's worth at least attempting.

 

[Kae]

Not a Netflix original show but I'll be damned if it's not the best thing on Netflix.

Luther, watch Luther, it's a police procedural drama starring Idris Elba, look I'm going to be honest here the show is basically a noire Dirty Harry set in London which means our gruff detective that doesn't play by the rules has to get really creative and clever in order to bring justice to the criminals since he can't just shoot his way out of situations because in London detectives don't have guns.

Seriously though it's fantastic, it has a great atmosphere and setting, it's well written, it has very good characters, very good themes and fantastic acting, because seriously Idris Elba is fucking good[footnote]And pretty much 100% wasted as Heimdall on the MCU.[/footnote], seriously though, watch it, it's just 3 series long and each one has like 6 episodes and all of it is fantastic.

 

[Knight Captain Kerr]

The Guest is a fantastic thiller. I went in completely blind which is the best way to go, I don't want to spoil it. Even reading the description on Netflix would partly spoil it.

It's like a John Carpenter film. That's what I'll say about it. If you do want to know more about the premise then I suppose you can read the description on Netflix but I won't say anything here.

 

[Cowabungaa]

Bojack Horseman. Stick with it for 4 episodes and it becomes so much more than just a silly comedy about cartoon animals. Probably one of the best depictions of depression, self destruction, loneliness and celebrity culture. Plus with dialogue like ""I would love to take down Hippopopalous and finally topple the acropolis of monstrous hypocrisy that ensconces us."

It's basically a cartoon, slightly less gross version of Californication.

With anthropomorphic animals.

I think Californication did those themes just a little better though. If only through the downright brilliant relationship between the main character and his daughter and how that evolves. That shit is fucking beautiful, goddamn.

Which is my recommendation by the way. It's not a Netflix Original, but it's basically one of the biggest inspirations and sources for one of the better Netflix Originals. All 7 seasons of Californication are on there.

Oh and Netflix has a lot of great documentaries on there as well.

The Guest is a fantastic thiller. I went in completely blind which is the best way to go, I don't want to spoil it. Even reading the description on Netflix would partly spoil it.

Yes.

Yes.

Even giving the description you did is slightly spoiling it.

The same goes for the absolutely brilliant Nightcrawler. I also went in blind and damn. Damn.

 

[Souplex]

Watch through "Malcolm in the Middle".
It's even better than you remember.

 

[Silverbeard]

Not a Netflix original show but I'll be damned if it's not the best thing on Netflix.

Luther, watch Luther, it's a police procedural drama starring Idris Elba, look I'm going to be honest here the show is basically a noire Dirty Harry set in London which means our gruff detective that doesn't play by the rules has to get really creative and clever in order to bring justice to the criminals since he can't just shoot his way out of situations because in London detectives don't have guns.

Seriously though it's fantastic, it has a great atmosphere and setting, it's well written, it has very good characters, very good themes and fantastic acting, because seriously Idris Elba is fucking good[footnote]And pretty much 100% wasted as Heimdall on the MCU.[/footnote], seriously though, watch it, it's just 3 series long and each one has like 6 episodes and all of it is fantastic.

That one. Watch that one. Then watch it again. And again. And again.
About the only thing 'bad' about the show is that a serial killer in the early part of the series basically gets away with murder and never faces justice or receives any kind of punishment, whether actual or figurative, throughout the show.

I'd also recommend Alias. It's a fantastic show chock full of 90s style spy drama. It's James Bond except for a woman being Bond. That's probably the most recent show I watched without knowing anything about it ahead of time and I'm loving every moment of it.

 

[KissingSunlight]

I finally subscribed yesterday to Netflix. I saw the first episodes of Daredevil and Derek. I really like both of them. One quick question. Should I watched Season 1 of Daredevil before I see Jessica Jones?

One big problem that I ran into on Netflix. I could not find any recent movies that are already out on DVD & BluRay. Does anyone know how long does it take to get to Netflix once it's released on videodisc?

EDIT: I just discovered that I have to pay for a DVD service separately from the streaming service. That is where I can get the newer movies. Kind of sneaky of them not telling new customers about that before they subscribe. I am still curious if anyone knows how long does it take to go from the DVD service to streaming.

 

[meowchef]

Bloodline is a fantastic series on Netflix. Very cool. Very tense.

 

[KissingSunlight]

I honestly can't think of much that hasn't been already said. Has someone brought up Firefly yet? That's always a good watch.

If you don't mind sitting through some romantic plot tumors, Better off Ted [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69EtBXkyJ24] is pretty good. Especially if you've ever worked in an office setting.

I love Firefly. I recommend that series for anyone who haven't seen it yet. I remembered Better Off Ted. It was one of the shows that I have always wanted to check out.